Terry's All Gold Milk Chocolate Box, 190g

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One of the more quirky moments in Terry's history were the 'poison warning cards', pictured, the firm was forced to put in with some of its sweets and lozenges following the 1908 Pure Food Act. As well as some rare sweets and chocolates produced over the years, the exhibition also focuses on the most popular brands created by Terry's before it was bought by Kraft Foods in 1993. The history of UK chocolate brand Terry's will be unveiled at a new exhibition in Yorkshire until the end of the year. The American food giant which bought Cadbury in a controversial deal in 2010 is soliciting interest in a takeover of Terry's, one of Britain's oldest chocolate brands.

The iconic Chocolate Works, pictured from above, first opened in 1926 and was branded 'the home of good chocolate'. Previously part of Kraft Foods, Terry's moved to the ownership of Mondelez when its former parent split into two separately traded public companies in 2012. Sales of the brand are understood to be minuscule in the context of Mondelez'sbroader confectionery portfolio, which includes Cadbury, Milka and Toblerone.These include opium-based throat sweets, theatre chocolates with 'rustle-free paper' and other 'tasty' treats that included ingredients such as mercury, leading to the firm producing cards warning their products were 'poison'. The company name changed after scientist and chemist Joseph Terry became involved in 1823, taking over from Mr Bayldon when he retired after marrying the niece of Mr Berry. Some products contained mercury and thus could be dangerous if consumed, meaning Terry's had to flag up to consumers just exactly what they were putting in their mouths.

Many people will visit the exhibit to catch a glimpse of some of Terry's more rare offerings, such as the Musk Lozenges, pictured. The history of Terry's will be unveiled at York's Chocolate Story museum in North Yorkshire, with the public able to see a selection of the most interesting's products in the firms history. Sky News has learnt that Mondelez International has hired bankers to explore a sale of number of confectionery products, including Terry's Chocolate Orange and Terry's All Gold. The company has a fascinating history, from chemists to confectioners, but the stories from the factories themselves and the pride of the people who worked there is what makes the company so interesting. Bizarre sweets from the past 250 years will go on show alongside some modern favourites to mark the anniversary of one of Britain's biggest confectioners.Pictured left is a Terry's factory worker in the late 20th Century sorting through sweets to go into selection boxes. takeover of Cadbury, a deal which sparked a political outcry and changes to the code governing mergers and acquisitions in the UK. In the 1800s packaging was a lot more practical and less flashy as the sweets were advertised for their primary use as 'throat protectors' in 'damp, foggy or cold weather'.

Although lozenges and pastilles fell by the wayside at Terry's in the early part of the 20th Century, the company was still producing All Gold boxes at the factory until closure in 1993. Perhaps the most famous of Terry's products is the Chocolate Orange, first created in 1932 at the firm's factory in York. UK production of the Terry's brand ended in 2005, when it shifted abroad following the closure of a factory in York. Mondelez describes itself as a "global snacking powerhouse", operating in 165 countries and owning other international brands such asOreo cookies andTrident chewing gum.These unique tales and memories are what ensures that Terry's will always have a legacy in the city of York.